A landslide struck Shidaguan village in Diexi Town, Mao County, in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan on Wednesday, but no casualties were reported. An unstable slope was identified ahead of the incident and 161 residents in harm’s way were evacuated by late last month. Footage of a person dangling from a high-capacity drone above a field in the Philippines turned out to be a practice run for a prison break planned by notorious South Korean crime lord Park Wang-yeol. Known as the “sugar cane field killer”, Park was serving a 60-year sentence at Manila’s New Bilibid Prison for the murder of three South Koreans in 2016. Authorities uncovered his 100 million won (US$74,000) plot to use a drone capable of carrying up to 75kg (165lbs) to escape just ahead of his scheduled repatriation to South Korea on other charges. Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte appeared in person at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the first time on Wednesday, as he faces charges over his “war on drugs” that killed thousands of people. The 81-year-old had appeared by video link when he was first brought to court in March 2025, but had since skipped hearings, with his defence team claiming he was too ill.
Massive landslide hits Sichuan, but casualties avoided
South Korean drug lord’s jailbreak plan foiled
Rodrigo Duterte appears in ICC courtroom for first time
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